Chapter 08 – Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Natural Resources; and Intangibles
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E8–13.
Req. 1a
Cash (+A) ……………………………………………………………………
Accumulated depreciation (−XA, +A) ………………………………
Delivery truck (−A) …………………………………………………….
Sale of an asset at book value; the result is no loss or gain.
Req. 1c
Cash (+A) ……………………………………………………………………
Accumulated depreciation (−XA, +A) ………………………………
Loss on sale of long-lived asset (+Loss, −SE) ………………….
Delivery truck (−A) …………………………………………………….
Sale of an asset below book value; the result is a loss.
Req. 2 Summarization of the effects of the disposal:
1. The loss or gain on disposal of a long-lived asset is the difference between the
disposal price and the book value at date of disposal.
2. When the disposal price is the same as the book value there is no loss or gain;
Cash (+A) ………………………………………………………………….
15,600
Accumulated depreciation (−XA, +A) …………………………….
23,000
Gain on sale of long-lived asset (+Gain, +SE) ……………..
Delivery truck (−A) …………………………………………………..
38,000
Sale of an asset above book value; the result is a gain.